Swamp Water (1941) ( The Man Who Came Back )

Swamp Water (1941) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Man Who Came Back
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Posters
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1941 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jean Renoir
Dudley Nichols

Written By:
Jean Renoir
Vereen Bell

Actors:
Walter Brennan ..... Tom Keefer
Walter Huston ..... Thursday Ragan
Anne Baxter ..... Julie
Dana Andrews ..... Ben
Virginia Gilmore ..... Mabel MacKenzie
John Carradine ..... Jesse Wick
Mary Howard ..... Hannah
Eugene Pallette ..... Sheriff Jeb McKane
Ward Bond ..... Tim Dorson
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams ..... Bud Dorson (as Guinn Williams)
Russell Simpson ..... Marty McCord
Joe Sawyer ..... Hardy Ragan (as Joseph Sawyer)
Paul E. Burns ..... Tulle McKenzie (as Paul Burns)
Dave Morris ..... Barber
Frank Austin ..... Fred Ulm

Synopsis:

Noted French director Jean Renoir made his American debut with this 1941 film. Walter Brennan plays Tom Keefer, a man who is falsely convicted of a murder and sentenced to death by hanging. He has escaped from prison and is hiding out in Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp. Keefer is dedicated to finding the real killer and clearing his name. A trapper, Ben Ragan (Dana Andrews), is out searching for his dog when he finds Keefer hiding in the swamp. Ben believes the man's tale of being falsely railroaded. The two men trap animals, and Ben sells the furs, while his father (Walter Huston) eats the meat. Keefer tells Ben to give his share of the money from their pelt sales to his daughter, Julie (Anne Baxter). Ben eventually falls in love with Julie, arousing the wrath of Ben's girlfriend Mabel (Virginia McKenzie), who tells authorities about Keefer's secret. Ben, however, refuses to cooperate with officials' efforts to locate the escaped convict. Swamp Water was released in Great Britain under the title The Man Who Came Back. It was remade in 1952 as Lure of the Wilderness, with Brennan playing the same role.

This film, like the novel on which it is based, is about a young boy (Ben) who encounters a fugitive (Tom) from a murder charge while hunting in the Okefenokee Swamp. The two form a partnership in which the youngster sells the animals hunted and trapped by both until townsfolk become suspicious.

A hunter happens upon a fugitive and his daughter living in a Georgia swamp. He falls in love with the girl and persuades the fugitive to return to town.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 30 November, 2020.